Happy Birthday to Jenny in Wellington, New Zealand. She is a fantastic SIL & my dearest wish is to spend one birthday day with her. http://engel4nz.blogspot.com/
Hope you have a fantastic day & enjoy. We are thinking of you all day.
My SIL & I are both " Jenny Engelbrecht" we are married to brothers & we are family. Jen & I both have no trouble in knowing who is being spoken to when we are together & have a great deal of fun together.
Love & Hugs
Friday, January 7, 2011
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Home from holiday
We are all home safe & sound & for me its bliss. Christmas was a hot sunny day in Mozambique with a lovely seafood lunch buffet at the local restaurant & walking on the beach & swimming in the beautiful sea.
I love my family & enjoy our time together always but it can be whew overwhelming. Our cottage in Mozambique has a wonderful view & Alan & I like to sit on the deck overlooking the sea absorbing the quiet, peaceful ocean serenity. Try that when everyone wants you to do things with them, be with them & look at things. Our quiet times were very few & far between.
I am not complaining, I love the fact that our adult children always want to include us & that our sons want their Dad to go fishing, jet skiing etc with them - its fabulous but exhausting. I love walking early every morning when its not too hot, we started off a "tribe" of 7 - yes family & friends. Then we would walk & off would go one to swim or look at the latest fishing boat or dive boat or they met up with friends - so Alan & I plod along enjoying the squeaky white sand & blue waters - cooling off every now & again. Walking back they fell into line with us again we must look like the pied piper - picking up people as we walked.
My sons girlfriend (who is an only child) finds our family overwhelming & she coped really well, but when I would go for an afternoon nap she would join me with her book & it was quiet & peaceful for a short time. Between the three ladies of our group we read about 9 books - which were passed around in turn.
We are now just catching up with all the bits & pieces that need to be done before the new year - its quite scarey for me to think we will be in 2011 so soon.
I have to admit to finding Durban incredibly hot & humid & our lawn looks like a mini jungle from all the rain we have had.
I wish everyone a fabulous 2011 and hope its a year of excitement, growth & peace.
I love my family & enjoy our time together always but it can be whew overwhelming. Our cottage in Mozambique has a wonderful view & Alan & I like to sit on the deck overlooking the sea absorbing the quiet, peaceful ocean serenity. Try that when everyone wants you to do things with them, be with them & look at things. Our quiet times were very few & far between.
I am not complaining, I love the fact that our adult children always want to include us & that our sons want their Dad to go fishing, jet skiing etc with them - its fabulous but exhausting. I love walking early every morning when its not too hot, we started off a "tribe" of 7 - yes family & friends. Then we would walk & off would go one to swim or look at the latest fishing boat or dive boat or they met up with friends - so Alan & I plod along enjoying the squeaky white sand & blue waters - cooling off every now & again. Walking back they fell into line with us again we must look like the pied piper - picking up people as we walked.
My sons girlfriend (who is an only child) finds our family overwhelming & she coped really well, but when I would go for an afternoon nap she would join me with her book & it was quiet & peaceful for a short time. Between the three ladies of our group we read about 9 books - which were passed around in turn.
We are now just catching up with all the bits & pieces that need to be done before the new year - its quite scarey for me to think we will be in 2011 so soon.
I have to admit to finding Durban incredibly hot & humid & our lawn looks like a mini jungle from all the rain we have had.
I wish everyone a fabulous 2011 and hope its a year of excitement, growth & peace.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A Blessed Christmas to all.
This year has flown by & I really only have the energy to wish everyone
A very Blessed Christmas filled with peace, joy, love & hope.
May all your dreams come true & may you be loved & love.
Love & hugs
Friday, November 5, 2010
Back home & feeling blah
Back safely in Durbs & a really enjoyable trip but I feel so blah, theres too much traffic, the shops are too busy, the phone keeps ringing, the office is full of work !! Just don't seem to have the get up & go that I normally do.
I actually read other single parent blogs & think wow they just get it done & on their own & I just don't want to really do anything.......
Maybe its just this time of the year when everything starts becoming crazy and I still have a fair amount of Christmas shopping & making to do yet.
So its Friday & hope the weekend is spent getting my mojo back.
Happy bonfire night to all & have fun.
I actually read other single parent blogs & think wow they just get it done & on their own & I just don't want to really do anything.......
Maybe its just this time of the year when everything starts becoming crazy and I still have a fair amount of Christmas shopping & making to do yet.
So its Friday & hope the weekend is spent getting my mojo back.
Happy bonfire night to all & have fun.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Oops pics fom last post
Married for 40 years wow !!!
Early morning sharing champagne & fun.
An oscar (made of chocolate) Ta da11 October 2010 Ideas on scrap & chat needed
Today is my sister Cathie's birthday, she's a wonderful, caring & loving person & fabulous big sister (my only sister but I have special sister in laws too.)
Yesterday Cathie & her husband Bruce celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Ruby I believe - wow what a fantastic milestone, we spent the weekend with them & it was just so special. They bought us tea & rusks in bed just because !!!! We had dinner out on Friday to celebrate the anniversary & birthday as we were off to an Emmaus service on Saturday evening followed by a moonlight picnic. During the service we had a typical highveld storm, lots of dramatic lightening, thunder & rain, which stopped just in time for us to picnic - there was lots of laughs & fun.
We drove home with heavy hearts on Sunday wishing we could spend more time with them but glad to have been blessed with what we had.
My DD is thinking of opening a scrap & chat area in one of her shops - any ideas anyone please !!!
Yesterday Cathie & her husband Bruce celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Ruby I believe - wow what a fantastic milestone, we spent the weekend with them & it was just so special. They bought us tea & rusks in bed just because !!!! We had dinner out on Friday to celebrate the anniversary & birthday as we were off to an Emmaus service on Saturday evening followed by a moonlight picnic. During the service we had a typical highveld storm, lots of dramatic lightening, thunder & rain, which stopped just in time for us to picnic - there was lots of laughs & fun.
We drove home with heavy hearts on Sunday wishing we could spend more time with them but glad to have been blessed with what we had.
My DD is thinking of opening a scrap & chat area in one of her shops - any ideas anyone please !!!
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